
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Gibson County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 21,059 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 19,518 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 16,267 | 77.2 | 1.00 or less | 19,059 | 97.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 172 | 0.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 382 | 2.0 | |
| 2 units | 999 | 4.7 | 1.51 or more | 77 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 566 | 2.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 411 | 2.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,678 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 92 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 291 | 1.4 | Less than $50,000 | 3,419 | 32.0 | |
| Mobile home | 2,249 | 10.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,102 | 47.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 12 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,326 | 12.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 529 | 5.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 240 | 2.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 486 | 2.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 44 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,343 | 6.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,247 | 5.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 12 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,380 | 11.3 | Median (dollars) | 66,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,649 | 17.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,081 | 19.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 5,341 | 25.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,532 | 12.0 | With a mortgage | 5,742 | 53.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 152 | 1.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,227 | 11.5 | |||
| 1 room | 57 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,628 | 15.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 361 | 1.7 | $700 to $999 | 1,559 | 14.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 878 | 4.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 885 | 8.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,020 | 19.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 213 | 2.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,754 | 27.3 | $2,000 or more | 78 | 0.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,859 | 23.1 | Median (dollars) | 683 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,710 | 12.9 | Not mortgaged | 4,936 | 46.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,454 | 6.9 | Median (dollars) | 226 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 966 | 4.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 19,518 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,140 | 48.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,455 | 17.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,758 | 16.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,746 | 24.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,243 | 11.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,047 | 15.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 688 | 6.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,048 | 15.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 303 | 2.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,426 | 12.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,422 | 13.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,796 | 14.3 | Not computed | 124 | 1.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 5,308 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,515 | 7.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,664 | 34.1 | Less than $200 | 541 | 10.2 | |
| 2 | 7,949 | 40.7 | $200 to $299 | 677 | 12.8 | |
| 3 or more | 3,390 | 17.4 | $300 to $499 | 2,382 | 44.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 893 | 16.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 116 | 2.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 9,916 | 50.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 31 | 0.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,295 | 6.6 | $1,500 or more | 23 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 7,756 | 39.7 | No cash rent | 645 | 12.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 154 | 0.8 | Median (dollars) | 398 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 316 | 1.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 5 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 55 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 1,376 | 25.9 | |
| No fuel used | 21 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 717 | 13.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 537 | 10.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 524 | 9.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 98 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 304 | 5.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 89 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 1,086 | 20.5 | |
| No telephone service | 599 | 3.1 | Not computed | 764 | 14.4 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

